Couples will waltz against cancer

If you were shut out of Friday’s serenade at the Biltmore, take heart, an event on Saturday night might be just your ticket. The Belize Cancer Society is sponsoring a unique fundraiser built around a dance competition. No, not salsa, meringue, tango or punta… we’re talking waltz.

Lizbeth Castillo, Vice President, Belize Cancer Society

“We were approached by Mister Curtis Gillett who suggested that the waltz competition would be an excellent idea to help us to raise some funds and we thought that it would attract some of the younger people, but mostly the middle age because it is something that seems to hold a very high interest in Belize.”

“Each month the Belize Cancer Society is approached by individuals who are inflicted by cancer or family members of individuals for financial assistance, and the monies we received from the waltz competition will be used for that purpose.”

The waltz competition gets underway at the Belize Elementary Auditorium on Saturday night at eight. If you would like to compete–or just watch–tickets can be bought at the Belize Cancer Society or at the door for twenty dollars for singles and thirty-five dollars for couples. Following the waltz contest a more traditional dance will be held at the auditorium.